Samuel was sexually abused by an uncle when he was a child; Maddie was assaulted by her husband; and Carmen was neglected by her parents. These acts are called:

a) Intimate partner violence.
b) Learned helplessness.
c) Intimate terrorism.
d) ABC-X model.
e) Violence among intimates.


E

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